LEADER 04443nam 2200649 450 001 9910815246503321 005 20230124200152.0 010 $a1-4962-0668-1 035 $a(CKB)4100000004834582 035 $a(OCoLC)1040592775 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse65933 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5426834 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL5426834 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000004834582 100 $a20180703d2018 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|||||||nn|n 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe bungling host $ethe nature of Indigenous oral literature /$fDaniel Cle?ment ; translated by Peter Frost 210 1$aLincoln ;$aLondon :$cUniversity of Nebraska Press,$d2018. 215 $a1 online resource 311 $a1-4962-0087-X 327 $aMachine generated contents note: Contents List of Illustrations Introduction 1. Caribou Takes In His Wife's Dress (Subarctic) 2. Snake Makes a Meal in the Embers (Southwest) 3. The Fire Trap (Grand Basin) 4. While Bird Sings, Bear Cooks (Northwest Coast) 5. Seal Roasts His Hands (Northwest Coast) 6. Silver Fox Digs Up Yellow Jacket Larvae with His Penis (California) 7. Wildcat Beats a Blanket (California) 8. Deer Kills Her Children and Puts Their Bones Into the Water (Southwest) 9. Wolf Transforms Two Arrowheads into Mincemeat Puddings (Southwest) 10. Badger Pushes a Stick Down His Throat and Gets Yucca-Juice (Southwest) 11. Bison Skewers His Nose (Plains) 12. White-Tailed Deer Shoots at a Red Clay Bank (Plains) 13. Man Kills Bison with His Sharpened Leg (Plains, Plateau) 14. Black-Mountain-Bear Gets Persimmons by Leaning Against a Tree (Southeast) 15. Rabbit Gathers Canes (Southeast) 16. Squirrel Slits Open His Scrotum (Plains) 17. Duck Excretes Rice (Northeast) 18. Bird Gets Salmon Eggs by Striking His Ankle (Northwest Coast) 19. Muskrat Cooks Some Ice (Northeast) 20. Woodpecker Pulls Eels Out of Trees (Subarctic) Conclusion Appendix: Bungling Host Myths Notes Bibliography. 330 $a"Daniel Clement examines the "Bungling Host" tale known in a multitude of indigenous cultures in North America and beyond. In this groundbreaking work he reveals fuller meaning to these stories than previously recognized and underscores the limits of structuralism in understanding them"--$cProvided by publisher. 330 $a"The Bungling Host motif appears in countless indigenous cultures in North America and beyond. In this groundbreaking work Daniel Clement has gathered more than four hundred North American variants of the story to examine how myths acquire meaning for their indigenous users and explores how seemingly absurd narratives can prove to be a rich source of meaning when understood within the appropriate context. In analyzing the Bungling Host tales, Clement considers not only material culture but also social, economic, and cultural life; Native knowledge of the environment; and the world of plants and animals.<BR /><BR /> Clement's analysis uncovers four operational modes in myth construction and clarifies the relationship between mythology and science. Ultimately he demonstrates how science may have developed out of an operational mode that already existed in the mythological mind.<BR />"--$cProvided by publisher. 606 $aIndian mythology 606 $aFolklore$zNorth America 606 $aIndians of North America$vFolklore 606 $aAnimals$xSymbolic aspects 606 $aEthnology$zNorth America 606 $aMontagnais Indians$vFolklore 606 $aInnu Indians$vFolklore 606 $aMyth 606 $aSOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / Native American Studies$2bisacsh 606 $aLITERARY CRITICISM / Native American$2bisacsh 615 0$aIndian mythology. 615 0$aFolklore 615 0$aIndians of North America 615 0$aAnimals$xSymbolic aspects. 615 0$aEthnology 615 0$aMontagnais Indians 615 0$aInnu Indians 615 0$aMyth. 615 7$aSOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / Native American Studies. 615 7$aLITERARY CRITICISM / Native American. 676 $a398.208997 686 $aSOC021000$aLIT004060$2bisacsh 700 $aCle?ment$b Daniel$f1951-$01694334 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910815246503321 996 $aThe bungling host$94072819 997 $aUNINA